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Eilertsen roots in Farsund, Norway
  • Jun 29, 2021

Farmers and seafarers from the south Norway coast

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Lisbon to New York—with a detour to Havana
  • Aug 13, 2017

The Ringel family crossed from Lisbon on the SS Guine—but their entry to the U.S. was anything but routine

from Ruby Family History Project

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Sidney Kessler and American Spirits
  • Aug 13, 2017

Walter Ruby's boss in the liquor business became an influential figure in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

from Ruby Family History Project

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Wild goose chase—an accident in Jersey City
  • Aug 13, 2017

A newspaper clipping placed Walter Ruby on the scene of an automobile wreck in Hudson County, N.J. Not every lead pans out.

from Ruby Family History Project

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Lest we forget—family Holocaust testimony
  • Aug 13, 2017

Remembering our Ringel and Wohlgemuth/Paechter family members who perished in the Shoah.

from Ruby Family History Project

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